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Winter weather, worries and words
Posted By Sam
The Southerly is biting today, and winter has arrived in Wellington, it doesn’t scare me like London, and in fact the cold has advantages. The Southerly is a tail wind for the walk from the city around the habour to home, whereas the spring strength northerly is a hard headwind.
“Overcoming” is the word of the week, and this is about putting things in perspective, realising no matter how hard things seem the temporality of it all means problems of the now are not problems for very long.
The temperature outside induces me to think about things other than distance and time, call it introspection if you want, call it the imminent end of my current employment, but in all honesty: what worried me three weeks ago no longer seems so important.
One of the key requirements for “overcoming” is appreciating the future as a vast expanse of unknowable events; but there are things we do know: the sun will rise tomorrow and the earth will carry us back into the warmth of summer sun once more.
So in the mean time let’s all sit down and drink a glass of red wine, reacquaint ourselves with the rules of our favorite board game, and make the rich gravy with juices from the roasting pan. Pretty soon spring will be here, bringing strong winds for Wellington, warmer weather and planning for the holidays.
As I write new lambs, tucked up in their mother’s womb, are dreaming dreams of their first summer; that is if their green grass hasn’t already been invaded by lumbering dairy cows.
Jul 7th, 2008
you are such an Eeyore trying to be a Tigger. That melancholic Welly weather suits you perfectly. The only other place you could live would be Dunedin. Or Bluff. Do you know Marcus Lush at all? xx
Toni, my good friend, pleased to see you here.
Haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Marcus, long time listener, first time caller and all that.
I have always thought myself a bit of a Pooh though - call it an affinity for honey.
Weather is expected to be as it is given current economic-political-cultural [sports & arts] - conditions…
But that’s not why I’m here…
Coming down to Wellington next Saturday [2 Aug] and hope we might be able to meet over coffee [or alcohol even] so’s I can collect that NZPA ‘history’ bk of mine, lunchtime or afternoon. Would that be possible?
Hi Mike, welcome. I hope you are well, inspite of adverse weather in both the atmospheric and cultural climates. Thank you for the book, it is very interesting, however, and unfortunately we are in Auckland on Saturday August 2nd but I am happy to post the book if you need it soon - you can email me a postal address to samuelfarrow@gmail.com and also a catch up and chat over coffee on your next trip to our nations capital would be great.
Thanks again for commenting Mike, it is very flattering to welcome you to my little corner of the internet.